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John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1961, until his assassination on November 22, 1963. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Massachusetts and is often remembered for his leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Kennedy also established the Peace Corps, promoting international service and cooperation, and he advocated for civil rights, laying the groundwork for future legislation in this area.

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Nov 5, 1960

Better the occasional faults of a government living in the spirit of charity than the consistent omissions of a government frozen in the ice of its own indifference.

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Nov 5, 1960

If we fail here, if we drift, if we lie at anchor, if we don't provide an example of what freedom can do in the 1960's, then we have betrayed not only ourselves and our destiny, but all those who desire to be free and are not free.

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Nov 5, 1960

President Wilson, in his January 1918 message to Congress, included in his famous Fourteen Points the declaration that an independent Polish State should be erected.

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Nov 5, 1960

Mr. Nixon based his campaign on three points: First, that this country's economy was never so good; secondly, that our prestige in the world was never higher; third, that the balance of power in the world was moving in the direction of…

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Nov 5, 1960

As Maine goes, so goes Vermont, and I hope so goes the Nation.

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Nov 5, 1960

And I do not believe that any candidate for office who runs in 1960 on a constant program of reassurance, of pallid promises, of vague charges and innuendoes and personal abuse is meeting his responsibilities to the great Republic.

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Nov 5, 1960

What possible indication is there in either the personnel or in the speeches that there is going to be a new movement forward in the United States if Mr. Nixon is elected?

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Nov 5, 1960

Therefore, I come here today and ask your help in moving this country forward again.

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Nov 5, 1960

I want to see us build here in this country a strong and vital and progressive society that will serve as an inspiration to all those people who desire to follow the road that we have followed.

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Nov 5, 1960

We are going to try to win this election on Tuesday, and then make this election worth winning by by doing something for our country.

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Nov 5, 1960

This campaign really is fought over one issue, and it is an issue which I believe importantly affects the welfare of this country.

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Nov 5, 1960

We are the chief defenders of freedom, and it is incumbent upon us to get moving again.

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Nov 5, 1960

The only thing I am responsible for is moving him out of office on Tuesday, November 8.

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Nov 5, 1960

Let me just say the three things that we stand for in making up your judgment.

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Nov 5, 1960

Two, I do not believe that this administration has attracted to Washington men and women of sufficient intellectual curiosity, foresight, vitality, and energy and we will send the best talent we can get to represent us around the world.

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Nov 5, 1960

It is now a quarter to 3. Dick Nixon has been in bed for 4 hours.

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Nov 5, 1960

Poland may have a satellite government, but the Poles will never be a satellite people.

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Nov 5, 1960

We pledge ourselves to seek a system of higher education where every young American can be educated, not according to his race or his means, but according to his capacity.

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Nov 5, 1960

I come here to New Jersey tonight to ask your help, not only for my own candidacy, and that of Senator Johnson, but because I believe the positions we have taken in this campaign as they affect the security of the United States are in the…

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